Fairys Forbidden Touch – Callie Colby

Something warm unfurled in my chest at his words. This was dangerous territory—developing real feelings for someone so fundamentally different, someone whose world operated by different rules. But as I looked into those unusual violet eyes, I couldn’t bring myself to care about the potential complications. “Let’s start with finishing the movie,” I suggested. “Then maybe I’ll teach you how to make pancakes in the morning.”

His face lit up at the suggestion. “I have read about these ‘pancakes’ but never experienced them.” I kissed him quickly, then reached for the remote to restart the film. “Trust me, it’s a vital part of human cultural education.” As we settled back to watch the movie properly this time, Thalen’s arm around me and his cool body pressed against mine, I found myself thinking that maybe—just maybe—this particular bad decision might turn out to be the best one I’d ever made.

OceanofPDF.com Chapter 4: The Royal Treatment “You’re humming,” Pix observed, hovering near my shoulder as I prepared a complicated order for what appeared to be a cluster of tiny forest sprites. “And smiling. It’s disturbing the customers who expect surly human service.” “I’m not surly,” I protested, carefully adding a sprinkle of what Fern had assured me was edible glitter, not actual magic. “You were when you started,” she countered. “All sarcastic comments and eye rolls. Now you’re practically glowing.” I glanced across the café to where Thalen sat in what had become his regular spot—directly at my section of the counter.

He was reading something from a thin crystal tablet, his expression serious, but looked up as if sensing my gaze. The slight softening around his eyes when our gazes met sent a ridiculous flutter through my stomach. “Oh my godmother,” Pix groaned. “You’ve got it bad.” “Got what bad?” I asked innocently, serving the sprites their tiny drinks. She flitted directly in front of my face, wings vibrating with irritation. “Don’t play dumb. You’re in love with him.”

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First edition This book was professionally typeset on Reedsy Find out more at reedsy.com OceanofPDF.com Contents Prologue: The Rule Everyone Knows Chapter 1: The Exception to the Rule Chapter 2: Closing Time Questions Chapter 3: Movie Night Mishaps Chapter 4: The Royal Treatment Chapter 5: Breaking the Rules Chapter 6: Bound by Magic Epilogue: New Rules About the Author OceanofPDF.com Prologue: The Rule Everyone Knows I was about ninety percent sure I was hallucinating when the tiny woman with dragonfly wings flitting around my head offered me a job.

Then again, I was on day three of the worst hangover of my life, crashing on my cousin Maya’s too-small couch, and desperately in need of employment after my last spectacular life failure. “You’ll do perfectly,” the winged woman—Pix, she’d said her name was— declared, circling me one more time. “You’ve got the right energy. Humans who can see us clearly are rare, and we need someone who won’t freak out when the customers get…

eccentric.” “I once worked at a theme restaurant where I had to dress as a medieval executioner and serve drinks called ‘Bloody Beheadings,’” I offered. “I’ve made peace with eccentric.” Pix grinned, revealing teeth that were just a bit too pointed.

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